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DeSantis hits Republican poll low as Trump tightens grip on primary

Ron DeSantis
The Florida governor was supported by only 26% of likely voters, while Donald Trump was supported by 54%. Photograph: Phil Sears/AP

Donald Trump may be in legal trouble over his alleged weakness for vice, but his predicament is increasingly placing Ron DeSantis – his chief rival for the Republican presidential nomination – in a political vise.

The Florida governor must join Republican attacks on Alvin Bragg, the Democratic Manhattan district attorney whose indictment of Trump over a hush money payment to a porn star is reportedly imminent, while trying not to lose ground in a primary he has not formally entered.

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